# 116-hr-7500: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

116-hr-7500, Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7500
- Congress: 116
- Title: Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Limit on the Expansion of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act This bill establishes that the joint resolution authorizing the use of military force after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shall not authorize the use of force in any country in which the Armed Forces are not engaged in hostilities under that authorization on the date this bill is passed.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7500)

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- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7500 (as of 2025-11-18).